Rare Love

Chapter 5

My "sleep" doesn't last long because I wake up to my phone going off about 50 million times. Taylor has texted me ten times with the same message each time. All we talk about is her niece and nephew. Lari and Steve who are three and four, respectively. Taylor's sister, Lydia, got pregnant when she was thirteen. I start to tell her how it reminds me about what Zayn told me, but I decide to wait until school tomorrow. Then I hear mom come in the house.

"Chloe, I'm home!"

"MOMMY!"

I guess Chloe feels better and I see the note that our neighbor left us. I walk downstairs waiting to see what mom would say this time.

"Robin, sweetie what are you doing home so early?" She gives me a hug.

"I wasn't feeling good."

"Do you want me to make you some soup?" she asks, feeling my forehead.

"No, I took a nap when I got home. Why are you home so early?"

"Well, it was ridiculously slow at work so Regina told us all to go home, so here I am."

"Seems legit." She laughs.

Regina is my mom's boss. She is the sweetest person I have ever met and she usually lets some people go home early. I always say I hope to work for her one day.

"Mommy, mommy can we have Chinese?"

"Of course we can, sweetie. Now go up to your room." Chloe runs back to her room excitedly.

"Listen Robin, I know I've been...rough with you and Chloe lately but I'm going to get help, I promise."

Mom didn't start drinking until five months after dad's death. He died of Bulimia. Dad always took care of us, so when he died she had no idea what to do so that's why she resorted to drinking.

"But, if I'm going to get help I'm gonna need you to step up your game too.", She continues.

Meaning, I have to stop lying, sneaking out, skipping school, ignoring her and Chloe, etc.

"OK, it's a deal," I state gladly.

Then she gives me a tight hug, "I love you so much darling."

"I love you too, mom."

So, around 8:44 pm. we go to the Chinese Buffet restaurant. And guess who decides to show up?

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"Robin, he seems like a cute boy over there."

Yep, that's right. She is talking about the one and the only, Zayn Malik.

"Mom, come on!"

"No, I'm serious, you should ask him out. This would only be like your seventh boyfriend."

Okay, remember when I said mom would never let me date well I started dating when I turned fifteen and just stopped after a while. And I sure as hell wasn't about to start with Mr. Embarrassment over there.

Unfortunately, he walks over to our table with a big smile on his face.

"Robin, I didn't expect to find you here!"

I continue eating.

Mom greets him instead. "Hi, I'm Robin's mom."

"Oh! Now I see where she gets her good looks from." They shake hands.

"Oh, why thank you and this right here is Chloe."

"Hi Chloe, have you got a boyfriend?"

She giggles, "Are you Robin's boyfriend?"

"No, but I will be soon."

"Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom.", I say, not wanting to hear his lame charm.

And he has the nerve to follow me, into the bathroom.

What was even worse is that when he comes in, he locks the door! I mean who the feck puts a lock on the inside of a public bathroom! It is a good thing that nobody is in there...right?

Anyway, he grabs my arm and spins me around.

"What are you doing in here?!" I shout crazily.

"Obviously trying to score," he replies with a smirk.

"Yeah, well I don't appreciate what you did to me in the lunchroom today!" I finally manage to yank my arm away. But he gets closer to me, so close that I back into a wall.

"You're so cute when you're scared." He could tell I was afraid by my eyes.

He starts tugging on my shirt. "I know you want this," he says smirking.

"Why are you acting like this?"

I am feeling so confused.

"Acting like what?"

"You weren't like this, this morning or when I met you."

He looks me up and down, "So, what do you expect some...nice guy?"

I stare into his eyes and see nothing but pity. Thank goodness, someone knocks at the door. He unlocks it then hides behind it and rushes out the first chance he gets.

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TAYLOR'S P.O.V.

"You did what to her?"

"I just scared her a little bit, no worries."

"I don't want her to fall out of love with you, I want her to fall in love with you!"

He gives me a kiss, "Babe, don't worry I'm giving her mixed emotions. Isn't that what you want?"

I roll my eyes and sigh. "Yeah, I guess," I mumble.

He starts giving me kisses on my neck, then I fall onto the bed.
"Zayn stop...t-that tickles."

"Sounds to me like you're enjoying it." He smirks and starts kissing my chest putting one hand up my shirt.

"Zayn?"

"Hmm?"

"Not yet...just wa-ait."

Oh, the way he touches my breast feels so amazing but I have to snap out of it. I push him off me and sit up.

"Zayn, you gotta go apologize."

"What? No way!"

"Excuse me, if you want to go through with this, you will apologize." He tries to ignore me.

"You remember what you gave me, Zayn Malik!"

"Okay, I'll go apologize! Jeez."

But before he leaves, he grabs a small white teddy bear off my dresser.

It is the teddy bear my dad got me before he went into the service. That was when I was four and I'm seventeen now.

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ROBIN'S P.O.V.

I am getting good and comfy in my bed when I hear a tap on my window. My eyes widen and I cannot believe who it is...